Fear Not
Fire hazard maps have changed a great deal, especially if you live in Carpinteria.
Indy Staff
Recent Stories
Santa Barbara Needs a Workforce Housing Strategy
A Workforce Housing Stabilization Program would be a coordinated strategy that pairs housing access tools with wage standards, uses existing housing stock more effectively, and distributes the responsibility for solutions across employers, property owners, and government — rather than placing it entirely on one party.
Does Nothing Change?
In the Independent on March 26, 2026, I read an obituary that transported me back to an 18-year-old in 1963.
A Happier Ending
In its effort to get rid of the “happy ending” massage in the city, the police are proposing an ordinance revision that will unfairly impact long time local massage therapists and kill off valuable local businesses.
In Memoriam: Magdalena Ramos Alvarado 1930–2026
Nena passed away at home early in the morning of March 24. Born Magdalena Ramos Alvarado on August 15, 1930
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden at 100
This centennial is a milestone birthday but also a reaffirmation of hope, action, and the power of native plants.
Accommodations
I think putting the responsibility for accommodating visitors on homeowners is wrong.
Fogust
We were talking the other day about Santa Barbara weather.
On a Mission to Protect Carpinteria’s Harbor Seal Colony
Save Our Seals continues quest for beach closure pilot project.
Local Octobots Robotics Team Wins the “Quality Award” at District Competition
(April 1, 2026) Goleta, CA – Local Octobots Robotics Team, based out of Dos Pueblos High School, takes home the “Quality
